London, 1964. Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) zips down the street on his scooter, blaring "My Generation" in his ears.
They are the Mod family, the new human beings in Britain in the 1960s, who advertised themselves as launching the "first wave of youth movements after the war". They wear French hijabs, wear Fred Perry or Ben Sherman t-shirts, Levi's 501 jeans, and ride Italian-made Vaspa scooters. Of course, there will be a little more working-class outfits like overalls, martin boots, and M65 military coats (it's rumored to be worn just to avoid dirtying up expensive suits), and taste always counts. Some say they are "playboys from working-class families who are overly fashion-obsessed", while others argue that "Mod is rooted in the '50s beat culture." And they themselves say that Mod means "modernist (modernist)", which means jazz and sartre. In fact, they are no different from the later teenagers who try to use politics or rock music to rebel against the patriarchy or to live boring lives.
"Quadruple Personality" directed by Franc Roddam is from The Who rock opera album of the same name, and is also an anthem of the Mod family. However, the conceptual story of Jimmy Cooper's schizophrenia and four personalities being overwhelmed by intense social pressure turns into Jimmy Cooper hanging out, chasing girls, and fighting the Rockers (see Marlon Brando's movie "The Bikers"). , a life of nothingness. Of course, like all teen films, our hero goes through a brief teenage spree and then falls into disorientation. The girl he loves abandoned him mercilessly, and his idol "Ace Face" (which he almost didn't recognize was Sting) turned out to be nothing more than a hotel boy who humiliated at the shouts of the rich. He drove his motorcycle around the wet, gray cliffs of England, and finally, threw it into the sea to complete a ritual death. But the future is still unknown.
Perhaps because it was filmed in 1979, the film looks at a youth that has not passed away for too long, so it does not suffer from the sadness and inexplicable nostalgia of the posturing - unlike Ricky Gervais' "Cemetery Crossing" or "Pirates" "Radio" rambles like an old man nostalgic for his first love and finally lost in the flood of narcissism. "Quad Personality" is so clean, pure, and full of rough power, it is moving.
Ps. If you like "Quad Personality", you might as well check out Ken Russell's "Tommy", which is also based on The Who's rock opera, but more conceptual, showing the psychedelic madness of the 1960s of the most vivid.
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